Synopsis
Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic56/100
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Shane MeadowsWriter
- Shane MeadowsDirector
- Paul FraserWriter
- John LunnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert CarlyleJimmy
- Rhys IfansDek
- Shirley HendersonShirley
- Kathy BurkeCarol
- Ricky TomlinsonCharlie
- Finn AtkinsMarlene
- James CosmoBilly
- David McKayDougy
- Anthony StrachanJumbo
- Andrew ShimDonut
- Kelly ThresherDonna
- Eliot Otis Brown WaltersLake
Stills
Themes
loveaspiring singersinger